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BOTTLE STOPPER.

No. 307,661. Patented Nov. 4, 1884.

i lllll'llln' l u INVEN'FOR WITNESSES @(qQ}W C. Edmund Kells Jr Byhz'sAttorneys N ITE STATES Parent rrinn.

CHARLES EDMUND KELLS, JR, OF NEWV ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

BOTTLE-STOPPE'R.

'JPECIFICAIION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,661, datedNovember 4, 1884.

\ Application filed August 11, 1854.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, O. EDMUND KELLs, J r., of New Orleans, in the parishof Orleans, Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin BottleStoppers. of which the following is a specification.

My invention is especially designed to improve the construction ofstoppers for dentifrice bottles; and it consists in providing thestopper with a side discharge-port that may be readily opened and closedby an improved device applied thereto.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a section ofthe neck of a bottle with my improved stopper in position; Fig. 2, asection thereof on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 aseetion of thesame on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

The discharge-tube a is provided with the usual central flangedcap, I),beneath which is arranged the cork or rubber filling c. A dischargeport,(Z, is formed in the side of the outer end of the tube a, the top 0being preferably closed. A cap, f, fits snugly over the tube a, and ispreferably pivoted thereto by a pin, g. The bottom edge, f, of the capbears upon the upper face of the flange b, thus at fording a tight,close fit, and, as the cap I) is usually formed of soft metal, a smoothbearing is afforded. A port, 71, is formed in the side of the cap thatregisters with the port (1, to permit the discharge from the bottle. A

flange, b, is left between the port (7 and the cap I), which serves tostrengthen the tube at this point, and also to form a bearin g and guidefor the strip 9, that connects and holds to gether the edges of the capbelow the port h. The movement of the cap may be limited by astop, i,formed on the cap, that impinges (No model.)

against the side edges of the port cl. Notches j may be formed in theside of the port, to receive the stop i, and thereby permit the ports tobe completely closed.

Stoppers for dentifricebottles have usually been provided with an enddischarge-opening and a removable cap. Aside discharge-opening deliversthe dentifrice to the brush with less waste, and a cap applied accordingto my invention is less liable to be misplaced orlost. I do not,however, claim, broadly, a side discharge-opening or a cap permanentlyconnect ed to the discharge-tube, or a discharge-tube formed with a sideport, in combination with a pivoted cap formed with an opening thatregisters with the port in the discharge-tube.

I claim as my invention 1. In abottle stopper, the combination,substantially as set forth, of the flanged cap, the discharge tube, thecap that fits over the outer end of the discharge-tube and bears uponthe upper face of the flanged cap, and the side discharge-ports in thetube and cap.

2. The combination, substautiall y as set forth, of the flanged cap, thedischargetube, the port formed in the side of the discharge tube, theflange 1) between the cap and port, the cap that fits over thedischarge-tube, the port in the cap that registers with the port in thetube, and the strip that connects the sides of the cap below the portand bears upon the flange b.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

CHARLES EDMUND KELLS, J R.

Witnesses:

B. J. JOHNSON, J os. 1VIAILLE.

